Toronto bracing for first snow of the season next week

Toronto is bracing to bundle up for the winter season, and — love it or hate it — it looks like locals won't have to wait much longer for the first snowfall of fall 2025.

The mercury has been dropping after a scorching summer that saw temperatures regularly soar into the 40s, but, like the summer fun of baseball season coming to a heartbreaking end, November will also bring a sobering reminder of the harsh winter ahead.

Not to drive an already depressed city deeper into despair, but it looks like it's going to snow in Toronto as early as next Monday.

According to AccuWeather's 14-day forecast for the city, Toronto will experience a high of 4 degrees C and flirt with snow on the afternoon of Monday, Nov. 10, with a mix of sun and cloud and "a couple of flurries" giving us a first taste of snow for the season.

The Weather Network's forecast for next Monday varies slightly, calling for daytime highs of 3 C and a wind chill of -2 C, with no flurries predicted during the day.

However, it's the overnight on Monday, Nov. 10, where TWN predicts the first snowfall measurable in centimetres since early this year. 

TWN's overnight forecast for next Monday calls for a frigid 0 C with wind chill making temperatures feel like -5 C. Meteorologists predict a 60 per cent chance of precipitation, with TWN calling for 1-3 cm of snow by the time the sun rises on Tuesday morning.

A mix of rain and snow is expected to make for messy conditions in the city on Nov. 11, before milder temperatures bring a transition to rain for Nov. 12.

The first seasonal snowfall would follow weeks of flirting with sub-zero temperatures in the province, with the first frosts of the season already recorded, and even the start of de-icing outgoing flights at Toronto Pearson International Airport for the first time since winter drew to a close.

News of the first snow this season follows winter predictions from the Farmers' Almanac and the somehow unrelated Old Farmer's Almanac. The former predicts a typical winter with long stretches of cold weather, while the latter predicts a milder, wetter winter.

But, regardless of what this winter will look like, now is the perfect time to dust off that winter coat, grab a hot drink, and start mentally preparing yourself for the deep freeze.